Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis

Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis

Streptococcus anginosus forms a part of the commensal flora of the oral cavity. However, it can be aggressive and may lead to gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. We present an interesting case and course in a 38-year-old immunocompetent female patient with pyogenic liver abscess due to S. an...

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Main Authors: Sunite A Ganju, Neha Gautam, Garima Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Dental caries
pulmonary tuberculosis Streptococcus anginosus
pyogenic liver abscess
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2017;volume=60;issue=4;spage=587;epage=589;aulast=Ganju
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spelling doaj-53cce5a7b4064e17b582f792dc4808c82020-11-24T22:44:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292017-01-0160458758910.4103/IJPM.IJPM_842_16Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosisSunite A GanjuNeha GautamGarima SharmaStreptococcus anginosus forms a part of the commensal flora of the oral cavity. However, it can be aggressive and may lead to gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. We present an interesting case and course in a 38-year-old immunocompetent female patient with pyogenic liver abscess due to S. anginosus infection who had multiple carious teeth and underlying pulmonary tuberculosis.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2017;volume=60;issue=4;spage=587;epage=589;aulast=GanjuDental cariespulmonary tuberculosis Streptococcus anginosuspyogenic liver abscess
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author Sunite A Ganju
Neha Gautam
Garima Sharma
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Neha Gautam
Garima Sharma
Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Dental caries
pulmonary tuberculosis Streptococcus anginosus
pyogenic liver abscess
author_facet Sunite A Ganju
Neha Gautam
Garima Sharma
author_sort Sunite A Ganju
title Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
title_short Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
title_full Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
title_fullStr Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, Streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
title_sort pyogenic liver abscess associated with oral flora bacterium, streptococcus anginosus in a patient with underlying tuberculosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
issn 0377-4929
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Streptococcus anginosus forms a part of the commensal flora of the oral cavity. However, it can be aggressive and may lead to gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. We present an interesting case and course in a 38-year-old immunocompetent female patient with pyogenic liver abscess due to S. anginosus infection who had multiple carious teeth and underlying pulmonary tuberculosis.
topic Dental caries
pulmonary tuberculosis Streptococcus anginosus
pyogenic liver abscess
url http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2017;volume=60;issue=4;spage=587;epage=589;aulast=Ganju
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